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Texas Board Approves New Islam, Christianity Social Studies Standards

9/8/2026

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Texas State Board of Education approved new high-school social studies standards on Islam and Christianity, voting 8-4.
The board rejected an amendment that would have removed the word “brutal” describing Mohammed’s campaigns.
The standards label radical Islam as the motive for the September 11 attacks and cite Al Qaeda and ISIS.
CAIR-Texas called the standards “bigoted caricatures” and pledged to challenge them in court.

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Texas State Board of Education approved new high-school social studies standards on Islam and Christianity, voting 8-4.
The board rejected an amendment that would have removed the word “brutal” describing Mohammed’s campaigns.
The standards label radical Islam as the motive for the September 11 attacks and cite Al Qaeda and ISIS.
CAIR-Texas called the standards “bigoted caricatures” and pledged to challenge them in court.